Bamboo Science and Technology (Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes)

Bamboo is one of the most sustainable materials in nature due to its fast growth, rapid regeneration, outstanding mechanical properties, and applications in numerous industries. Latest technological advances have been allowing the plant to be studied and applied to exciting new projects. Being bamboo an icon of sustainable development, this book approaches the latest developments in the study of the plant, either as a natural resource or as a source of inspiration for more efficient designs. With the global urging demand for more sustainable practices, innovations in bamboo science and technology are key to the development of environmentally sound solutions.

Dr. Felipe Luis Palombini is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Industrial Design from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in Santa Maria (Brazil), and a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Graduate Program of Design (PGDesign) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), in Porto Alegre (Brazil). Felipe Palombini received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. in the Graduate Program in Design (PGDesign/UFRGS) and was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Graduate Program of Botany (PPGBot/UFRGS). His main research topics are focused on bionics, sustainability, design, and materials selection and characterization via Finite Element Analysis and X-ray Microtomography. He is also associated with the Design and Computer Simulation Research Group (DSC/UFRGS), and the Plant Anatomy Laboratory (LAVeg/UFRGS).

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